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A group shot before "One Night Only: A Celebration of the Live Music Experience." (Photo: Linda Zettler/The Tennessean)

LOS ANGELES – The Grammy Foundation sought to draw attention to live performance on Thursday night and started by setting up the following standing-ovation-inducing moments.

- Saxophonist Dave Koz paired with Trombone Shorty in a salute to The Savoy, a combination that brought the crowd to its feet midway through one song and regularly throughout the set.

- Gospel and R&B great Mavis Staples saluted The Apollo, delivered through songs such as “Ill Take You There”; Koz, Trombone Shorty and Ledisi returned to stage to join her, all creating another round of ovations.

- The furious guitar playing of Jonny Lang mixed with the passion and growl of "The Voice"’s Beverly McClellan during a tribute to landmark music festivals, Jefferson Airplane’s “Somebody to Love” among the songs.

A 14th annual Grammy Foundation Music Preservation Project, “One Night Only: A Celebration of the Live Music Experience” at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills paid tribute to venues that have contributed to some of the country’s most powerful live performances, also including The Paramount and the Grand Ole Opry. Shelby Lynne contributed the Opry salute, singing George Jones’ “He Stopped Loving Her Today.”